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Some things to read while combining holidays. Another day, another conversation about HBP: Before yesterday's game, Ken Macha told reporters he'd like to see more done to enforce a memo sent out...
| Final - 8.4.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | X | 15 | 16 | 3 |
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W: Ryan Dempster (9-8)L: Manny Parra (3-9) HR: Tyler Colvin (17), Aramis Ramirez (16), Geovany Soto (15), Blake DeWitt (2) MVP: Corey Hart (+.194)LVP: Who do you think? (-.332) Meltdown Expectancy...
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Perhaps the Cubs will win today. Perhaps.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | X | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 |
| Corey Hart, RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| Casey McGehee, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Jim Edmonds, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Craig Counsell, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Manny Parra, P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Todd Coffey, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Inglett, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| LaTroy Hawkins, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Riske, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Capuano, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alcides Escobar, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
Batting
Doubles - Hart, Edmonds
Grounded into DP - McGehee
Team LOB - 8
Doubles - Hart, Edmonds
Grounded into DP - McGehee
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Parra (L, 3-9) | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5.67 | 1 | 94-54 |
| Todd Coffey | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.60 | 0 | 7-4 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.64 | 0 | 24-14 |
| David Riske | 1.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.31 | 0 | 31-21 |
| Chris Capuano | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.64 | 0 | 5-2 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Colvin, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Derrek Lee, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .252 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Blake DeWitt, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| Jeff Baker, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| Ryan Dempster, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Aramis Ramirez, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Carlos Zambrano, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mitch Atkins, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Colvin, Soto, DeWitt, Ramirez
Triples - Castro
Doubles - Castro, Lee
Hit by pitch - Soriano
Caught Stealing - Castro
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Colvin, DeWitt, Baker
Home runs - Colvin, Soto, DeWitt, Ramirez
Triples - Castro
Doubles - Castro, Lee
Hit by pitch - Soriano
Caught Stealing - Castro
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Colvin, DeWitt, Baker
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster (W, 9-8) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.76 | 0 | 95-50 |
| Carlos Zambrano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.61 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Sean Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.60 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Mitch Atkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.63 | 0 | 22-16 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion, First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Third Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
Duration: 3:07
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion, First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Third Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
Duration: 3:07
